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Work & commute · Dumont

Work & commute in Dumont, IA

Most working residents leave Dumont for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Hampton (12%), Iowa Falls (5%) and Cedar Falls (5%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
3%
7 of 252 working residents
Typical commute
27 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
24 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
1%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 245 Dumont residents head out of town to work, 7 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Dumont.

245live here, work elsewhere
7live and work here
56work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Dumont goes to work

GilbertvilleBristowGreeneParkersburgDumontHamptonIowa FallsSheffieldWaverlyMarshalltownCedar FallsMason CityCedar RapidsWaterlooHamptonIowa FallsCedar FallsMason CitySheffieldWaterlooParkersburgWaverlyCedar RapidsDumont
1
Hampton11.8 mi away
12%30
2
Iowa Falls22 mi away
5%12
3
Cedar Falls30.9 mi away
5%12
4
Mason City29.6 mi away
5%12
5
Sheffield15.3 mi away
4%11
6
Waterloo36.4 mi away
4%9
7
Parkersburg15.8 mi away
3%8
8
Waverly25.7 mi away
3%8
9
Dumont (in town)right here
3%7
10
Cedar Rapids85.6 mi away
3%7
Everywhere elseother towns and states
54%136

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Dumont commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

8%Under 10 mi
37%10–24 mi
29%25–50 mi
26%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Dumont is a commuter town

0.25jobs per working resident
A commuter town

0.25 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Dumont are

63 jobs are based in Dumont. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Dumont’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Dumont

63 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities59%
Services (health, schools, offices…)41%
$1,250 a month or less30%
$1,251–$3,333 a month35%
Over $3,333 a month35%

Jobs Dumont residents hold

252 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)28%
Trade, transport & utilities24%
Services (health, schools, offices…)48%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%
Over $3,333 a month56%
−55%

Jobs based in Dumont, 2013 → 2023: 139 → 63. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.
Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.
Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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